About this episode
Governor Kathy Hochul calls on the New York National Guard to help conduct bag checks at busy subway stations after a recent string of violent crimes. Governor Hochul's office will also launch a new program called "File Your State Taxes" next Tuesday under a partnership with the nonprofit Code for America. Finally, The spring season for the United Solo Theater Festival kicks off in New York City this week with more than 50 one-person shows. One show, GUAC, details the life of Joaquin Oliver, a teen who died in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.The show is written and performed by his father, Manuel, and focuses on the personal tragedy and a call to activism. Reporter Jeff Lunden has more.